Cross-country skiing · International
Per Elofsson won the men's 20 km pursuit at the 2001 FIS World Championships
Per Elofsson (Sweden) won gold, Johann Muehlegg (Spain) took silver and Vitaly Denisov (Russia) earned bronze. FIS records Per Elofsson's winning mark as 47:15.5; the silver and bronze margins were +26.5 and +34.0.
2001-02-17 · Lahti
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Completed result
Per Elofsson (Sweden) won gold, Johann Muehlegg (Spain) took silver and Vitaly Denisov (Russia) earned bronze. The completed men's 20 km pursuit was held in Lahti, Finland, on 17 February 2001 as part of the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
FIS records Per Elofsson's winning mark as 47:15.5; the silver and bronze margins were +26.5 and +34.0. This archive report counts the single completed medal event once and does not split qualification rounds, race legs, athletes or medal places into separate reports.
Competition and evidence
The official FIS result page provides race 2344, the event date and final classification. The FIS championship event catalogue establishes the programme, while the IntersportStats competition record supplies independent corroboration.
Date precision
The exact historical event date is stored separately from this report's 2026-10-13 publication timestamp. The cancelled women's 30 km event is not represented as a completed report.
Sources
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